Review of Soul

Its a great film and it touches a great subject! But still, compared to other Pixar movies which also deal with a more complicated subject, it actually did not move me to tears ... maybe the hype was too much and my expectations to high ...or the fact that I was watching it with my 8 year old kids who seemed to have missed some of the subtleties. ( they are super enthusiastic and "passionate" about almost everything right now, but especially learning music, that they didn't really understand the struggle that the characters were going through) I intellectually know where this should touch me, but then there were a few moments where I almost got a little upset. For example I feel that "entering the zone" when you do something you really love ... its the greatest drug in the world! I am sure everybody would agree. I find it not 100% believable that the main character would stop chasing that - even if he later on realizes that ALL the everyday live moments also have their magic. I feel that one ( the ability to live in the moment) is actually necessary to feel the other ( getting into "the zone") ! But if it has made me think about these topics now, that is already a great outcome. I also loved how they managed to steer off any religious associations, which wasn't easy no doubt.